GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |